The Legoland California Resort currently encompasses the original park, a Lego-themed Sea Life Aquarium (opened in 2008), a Lego-themed water park (opened in 2010, with a Lego Chima expansion in 2014) and two hotels: Legoland Hotel (opened in April 2013) and Legoland Castle Hotel (opened in April 2018).

Explorer Island is a section[5] with themes of dinosaurs and exploration. It contains a large sand area where children may dig for "fossils" and the Gerstlauer-built "Coastersaurus"[6] mini steel roller coaster, a close copy of the Legoland Germany junior coaster Drachenjagd, with a ride duration of approximately 2 minutes. It was installed by Ride Entertainment Group, who handles all of Gerstlauer's operations in the Western Hemisphere.[7][8]

The Heartlake City section is based on the LEGO Friends brand marketed to girls[citation needed], featuring "Heart Lake", a water fountain; "Friends Forever Stage", where musical performances occur; "Heartlake Stables", a play area; and "Mia's Riding Camp".

Miniland USA is a 1:20 scale model miniature park featuring prominent architecture and symbols from seven areas in the United States.[10] Certain models are visible throughout the Legoland park. It was constructed over the course of three years using more than 20 million LEGO bricks.[11]

Miniland includes the Model Shop, the main design and building office for Legoland's US parks. A large viewing window allows guests to watch master model builders working on new models. Repairs and refurbishment of existing models are also conducted in the Model Shop.[12]

A Lego man using the toilet in Legoland California's Grand Central Station model.

Certain model builders have inserted incongruous scenes into the Miniland vignettes, including a businessman mooning the presidential motorcade and a man using the toilet in the Grand Central Station model. Miniland officials insist all such scenes are incorporated with full management knowledge and approval.[13]

In the Imagination Zone, visitors can ride a Wild Mouse-style roller coaster called the "Technic Coaster-Test Track"(formally Project X), choose from three different "4-D" movies called "Bob the Builder", "Spellbreaker", and "Clutch Powers" (a racing movie). Kids can also race Lego cars that they build themselves in Build 'n Test, play the "Maniac Challenge" in which guests play LEGO PC games, and program robots in "Mindstorms". Guests can also ride on "Bionicle Blaster", which is a version of the teacup ride, or the "Aquazone Wave Racers", a dual water carousel.

Attraction

Added

Manufacturer

Description

Technic Coaster

2001

Mack

Wild mouse roller coaster

Bionicle Blaster

2001

Mack

Bionicle-themed tea cups ride. Originally known as Technic Teacups from 1999-2014.

Aquazone Wave Racers

2000

Heege/Zierer

Dual water carousel

LEGO Show Place

1999

4D theater that shows seasonal movies.

XBOX Family Gamespace

Area where guests can play LEGO games on Xbox consoles

LEGO Mindstorms

Classes that teach children how to operate Mindstorms robots

DUPLO Play

1999

Indoor play area for small children with DUPLO bricks

Build & Test

1999

LEGO play area where guests can build cars out of LEGO bricks and race them with others

Pirate Shores is a splash park with five water-oriented rides and attractions.
Splash Battle, a water ride where guests spray each other with water on-ride and off-ride; Swabbie's Deck, a small water play area for small children; Captain Cranky's Challenge, a ride with a mock pirate ship that sways in a u-shaped track and rotates bi-directionally; and Pirate Reef, a "shoot the chutes" attraction with interactive components including a splash bridge, water cannons and brick building play area.[14]

This section is designed to replicate the 1920s in Egypt.[citation needed] "Pharaoh's Revenge" involves guests firing foam balls at targets and at each other. On "Beetle Bounce" guests bounce nearly 15 feet (4.6 m) to nearly touch the enormous beetles above. "Cargo Ace", lets guests board one of eight planes to fly six feet into the air. In "Lost Kingdom Adventure", guests board and ride a roadster to recover stolen treasure by blasting targets with laser guns along their journey. Another recently opened attraction is "Dune Raiders", which is a slide.

The first feature that users encounter when entering the Legoland Water Park is the Aquatune hydraulophone, an underwater pipe organ. The hydraulophone is the centerpiece of a series of interactive exhibits on either side of it that teach other elements of flow, such as water tables, and small water laboratory-like spaces where participants can explore hydraulophonic-like action (blocking water jets to create head, pressure, etc.), and also construct dams from Lego bricks.

This is a water park area in Legoland California. Construction began in September 2009. It opened on May 28, 2010. It is located next to the buildings in Fun Town. It is the first Legoland to feature a waterpark. It is not possible to buy a separate admission ticket solely for the water park. Legoland Water Park opened in Florida 2 years later. A Legends of Chima expansion opened in early July in 2014.

Attraction

Added

Area

Description

Build-A-Raft River

2010

LEGOLAND Water Park

Lazy river where guests can build foam LEGO bricks on their inner tube

DUPLO Splash Safari

2010

LEGOLAND Water Park

Kids area with small water slides

Imagination Station

2010

LEGOLAND Water Park

Interactive play area

Joker Soaker

2010

LEGOLAND Water Park

Tower that releases water onto the guests below

Kid Creek

LEGOLAND Water Park

Junior lazy river

Orange Rush

2010

LEGOLAND Water Park

Large raft water slide

Splash Out

2010

LEGOLAND Water Park

Body slide

Splash Zoo

2011

LEGOLAND Water Park

Kids area

Twin Chasers

2010

LEGOLAND Water Park

Two body slides

Pirate Reef

2012

LEGOLAND Water Park/Pirate Shores

Shoot-the-chutes ride that has entrances in both Pirate Shores and the Water Park

Cragger's Swamp

2014

LEGO CHIMA Water Park

Interactive water playground

Eglor's Build-A-Boat

2014

LEGO CHIMA Water Park

LEGO building area where guests build small boats that they can place in a small artificial creek